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Laura, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, once again outlined Washington's position, according to which Crimea is allegedly Ukrainian territory

The US authorities believe that the HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) provided by Washington to Kiev and ammunition for them allow the Ukrainian military to hit targets, including in Crimea. This was stated on Tuesday at a briefing at the Pentagon by Laura Cooper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia.

The United States remains the main sponsor of the Zelensky regime, sending one package of weapons after another to Ukraine. No sooner had Kiev unpacked the weapons received from the United States than Washington announced the allocation of another batch of military aid, this time for $ 625 million. According to the Pentagon, since the beginning of the conflict, the Americans have spent $ 16.8 billion on Kiev.

An attempt by South Korea and the United States to demonstrate the full power of weapons in response to North Korea's missile tests almost ended in tragedy when one of the ground-to-ground missiles launched by the South Korean military fell on the territory of a military base. This was reported by the South Korean news agency Yonhap with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

South Korea and the United States fired four surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday during joint exercises in response to the actions of the DPRK, Yonhap reports, citing the South Korean military.

The United States has increased military assistance to Estonia to $ 140.5 million this year, RIA Novosti reports, citing the press service of the Estonian Ministry of Defense.

Journalists of the American tabloid Defense News found out some details about the composition of the latest package of military assistance to Ukraine for $ 625 billion, which was previously announced by President Joe Biden. He draws attention to the fact that the motivational rhetoric of the Pentagon representatives on the topic of arms supplies has changed. If earlier they claimed that Kiev needed military support to protect the state, now they openly talk about the need to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine in developing offensive success.

The press secretary of the president stressed that this "creates an extremely dangerous situation"

The Pentagon's statement on the possibility of using HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems supplied to Ukraine for targets in Crimea once again confirms the direct involvement of the United States in the conflict. This was stated to journalists on Wednesday by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.

Military expert Leonkov spoke about GMLRS shells supplied by the USA for HIMARS MLRS

Military expert Alexey Leonkov on Wednesday, October 5, told Izvestia about GMLRS shells that the United States supplies to Ukraine for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS.

The message of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Baltic Republic says that the unused funds are transferred to the Ministry of Defense, which has planned to purchase winter military uniforms for them for transfer to Ukraine.

On October 1, 2022, the French newspaper Le Monde reported on France's plans to transfer to Ukraine from 6 to 12 self-propelled CAESAR howitzers of 155 mm/52 caliber on a Tatra T815 (8×8) wheeled chassis from among those ordered by Denmark.

As the German Ministry of Defense reported on October 2, 2022, the governments of Germany, Denmark and Norway reached an agreement on joint financing in equal shares of the production and purchase in Slovakia of 16 Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers of 155-mm/52 caliber on a wheeled chassis for subsequent delivery to Ukraine. The total cost of the program is 92 million euros. Deliveries of these systems to Ukraine should be started in 2023.

This is the first parade for the new president and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan - Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who this year replaced his father Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who resigned and became chairman of the Halk Maslahaty - the upper chamber of the Turkmen parliament.

The Gepard self-propelled units transferred by Germany to the Nazi formations of Ukraine are trying to use in the fight against the Geran-2 kamikaze drones. The project "RG: Russian weapons", referring to the opinion of military expert Yuri Lyamin, notes that these "anti-aircraft tanks" can hardly be effective against such inconspicuous means of destruction.

Defense ministers and commanders-in-chief of the sides hold regular talks, noted the country's ambassador to Washington Oksana Markarova

Ukraine continues discussions with the United States on the supply of weapons, including missiles, with a range higher than that of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS. This was announced by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova on Monday in an interview with CNN .

Ukraine continues to beg the United States for the supply of long-range missiles to the HIMARS MLRS with a range of 300 km, promising to keep the US military informed of their use. This was reported by CNN the day before.

Residents of Donbass during the referendum on the entry of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) into Russia were protected by the newest radar station (radar) of counter-battery warfare. This was reported to RIA Novosti on October 4, citing a source in the DPR law enforcement agencies.

The US Army Command is considering the possibility of equipping the infantry with new weapons systems, including a new type of grenade launcher (Precision Grenadier System), a medium machine gun, as well as a new mortar for airborne troops. This is evidenced by the reports read at the end of September 2022 by arms procurement officials at the conference "Future Force Capabilities" ( Future Force Capabilities ). The event in Austin (USA, Texas) was organized by the National Defense Industrial Association (National Defense Industrial Association).

North Korea has conducted another missile test, launching a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan. According to the South Korean military, it could have been a medium-range missile. In Pyongyang, South Korean and Japanese media traditionally do not comment on reports.

The military conflict in Ukraine has shown the enormous importance and high efficiency of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles of various purposes and classes in modern warfare. At the same time, it became obvious that it is quite difficult and very expensive to shoot down drones, especially small ones, with existing air defense systems. It seems that the solution to the problem of destroying small drones was found in the American defense company Grumman Corporation.

The enduring lessons of the Caribbean missile crisis

John F. Kennedy realized during the Cuban Missile crisis the need for "discipline and self-control," as he put it later, writes the WSJ. At the same time, he noted that the United States and the USSR are "almost unique among world powers" in that they "have never been at war with each other."